Trump Has Called For An Urgent Evacuation From Tehran
- 17.06.2025, 7:52
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A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group is heading to the Middle East ahead of schedule.
US President Donald Trump has published a series of harsh posts against the Iranian regime and decided to leave the G7 summit a day early "for the sake of important Middle East issues". There are loud explosions in Tehran and huge traffic jams on the city's exits, Details wrote.
Around 1:30 a.m. June 17 Jerusalem time, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote: "Iran had to sign the 'deal' I told them to sign. What a disgrace and waste of human life. Simply put, IRAN CANNOT have nuclear weapons. I've said it over and over again! Everyone must leave Tehran immediately!".
Trump first spoke of the Iran deal in the past tense. Around the same time, reports of particularly violent explosions began coming from their Iranian capital.
The US president wrote two more posts aimed at isolationist Republicans. "AMERICA BEFORE EVERYTHING" means many GREAT things, including the fact that IRAN CANNOT HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Let's make AMERICA GREAT again!!!," Trump addressed them.
Afterward, the White House confirmed that the US president was departing the G7 summit in Canada a day early to "deal with many important issues concerning the Middle East."
Trump is convening the National Security Council. It is to meet urgently in the Situation Room, Iran International reports.
OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE IN TEHRAN AT 3AM ARE BEING ORDERED TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSES "IMMEDIATELY" BY A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY THE POTUS #iran #tehran #israel #trump pic.twitter.com/dn2VuHOs2w
- Iran Military (@Iranmmilitary) June 17, 2025
According to Iranian social media, giant traffic jams formed on the way out of Tehran in the middle of the night. Apparently, this is the result of Trump's posts.
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group is heading to the Middle East ahead of schedule, Fox News reports.
The Chinese embassy urged its citizens to urgently leave Israel across the land border with Jordan, Kahn reports.
In the meantime, explosions are heard in southern Iran and the Persian Gulf coast. According to Iran International, Ahvaz, Bushehr, Dezful, Bandar Abbas
There is no confirmation as of 3:30 a.m. that the U.S. is indeed entering the war. There have been reports on social media of US planes over Iran, but these have turned out to be false. Several media outlets are reporting, citing US sources, that the troop movements to the Middle East are for defensive purposes.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth appeared on Fox News and said Donald Trump is still committed to the Iran deal.